#5a5c9b

Color #5a5c9b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5c9b

RGB

rgb(90, 92, 155)

HSL

hsl(238.2, 26.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.2, 41.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(41.52, 15.85, -34.65)

LCH

lch(41.52, 38.1, 294.58)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0994, 280.79)

HWB

hwb(238.2, 35.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b995a

Analogous

#5a7c9b

#5a5c9b

#785a9b

Triadic

#5a5c9b

#9b5a5c

#5c9b5a

Split-complementary

#5a5c9b

#9b785a

#7c9b5a

Tetradic

#5a5c9b

#995a9b

#9b995a

#5c9b5a

Square

#5a5c9b

#9b5a7c

#9b995a

#5a9b78

Shades

Color #5a5c9b mixed toward black.

#4b4d81

#3c3d67

#2d2e4d

#1e1f34

#0f0f1a

Tints

Color #5a5c9b mixed toward white.

#7375ae

#8f91be

#abacce

#c7c8df

#e3e3ef

Tones

Color #5a5c9b mixed toward gray.

#5f6195

#656690

#6a6b8b

#707085

#757580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b8f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#5b5b8c · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#5a8482 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 21.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5c9b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5a5c9b (#5a5c9b) is rgb(90, 92, 155) in RGB.

No, #5a5c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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